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Welcome to The Poetry Box

“Poetry is what in a poem makes you laugh, cry, prickle, be silent, makes your toe nails twinkle, makes you want to do this or that or nothing, makes you know that you are alone in the unknown world, that your bliss and suffering is forever shared and forever all your own.” ― Dylan Thomas

Here at The Poetry Box®, we strongly believe great literature is meant to be accessible and enjoyed by everyone. Poetry is all around us. We invite you to share in the experience, to become an active witness to the beauty, the struggle, the joy, the sorrow and the ordinary brilliance of life. Through these carefully crafted observances we call poems, we as humans are led to the well of compassion and invited to get drunk on its language.

   

As a boutique publishing company, The Poetry Box® enjoys providing a platform for both established and emerging poets and writers to share their work — their words — with the world. We understand that in an ever-evolving publishing world, a one-size-fits-all paradigm doesn't work for every writer. Therefore, we offer several options to meet your publishing goals and present your work in the highest aesthetic possible, in a book you will be proud to share. We invite all voices, and especially those that have been historically marginalized or under-heard to submit and partner with us.

Publishing Options

The Poetry Box
Chapbook Prize

Open for Submissions:
Feb 1 - 28, 2022

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The Poeming Pigeon


Open for Submissions:
Sept 15 - Oct 31, 2022

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"Select" Publishing
Poetry Books

Reviewing Manuscripts:
Year-Round

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Cooperative
Publishing Model

Chapbooks
(24-48 pages)

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Cooperative
Publishing Model

Full-Length Poetry Books
(60+ pages)

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Forthcoming Books to PreOrder

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Taking Pre-Orders for
Cosmology of Heaven & Hell

We are taking pre-orders now thru Aug 20 for “Cosmology of Heaven & Hell” by Michael Waterson (Scheduled Release: Sept 15, 2022.)

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Taking Pre-Orders for
After Pyre

We are taking pre-orders now thru Aug 20 for “After Pyre” by P.M. Draper (Scheduled Release: Sept 15, 2022.)

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Taking Pre-Orders for
This Is the Lightness

We are taking pre-orders now thru Aug 20 for “This Is the Lightness” by Rachel Barton (Scheduled Release: Sept 15, 2022.)

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Taking Pre-Orders for Blood Moon

We are taking pre-orders now thru July 20 for “Blood Moon” by Elaine S. Nussbaum (Scheduled Release: Aug 16 2022.)

Congratulations to Our Chapbook Prize Winners

Checkout Our New Monthly Poetry Series

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Upcoming Shows:

The Poetry Box LIVE (Aug 13, 2022)

The Poetry Box LIVE (Aug 13, 2022)

Forthcoming & Recent Releases

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Front Cover of My Husband's Eyebrows
Front book cover of SOUNDINGS
front cover of Poems of the Point
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Front Book Cover of Earthwork
Front cover of The Weight of Clouds
Front cover of Blood Moon

Announcing Our Pushcart Nominees for 2021

Image of book covers for poems nominated for Pushcart Prize in 2021

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